Relevant Training. Quality Jobs. Unlimited Career Opportunities.  

Building Skills NY is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping New Yorkers enter and advance within the construction industry. We connect workers from underserved communities to advanced skills training and good-paying jobs and equip them with the tools they need to build thriving careers in the long term. We are dedicated to developing a skilled workforce in which local residents play an active role in shaping their communities.  

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Worker Stories

  • The Man I Wanted To Be: Spotlight on Daquan Williams

    Twenty-eight-year-old Brooklyn native Daquan Williams is loving life on the job site. “If I could work seven days a week,” he says, “I would.”   After just four months in a skilled laborer role with local contractor Bronx Pro, Williams has...

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